About Boston Trinity

Boston Trinity Academy is a Christian, coed, college preparatory middle and high school. We educate a diverse student body from across the Great Boston area in grades 6-12. We are committed to providing an exceptional academic experience that inspires each student to excel in a Christ-centered community where they are known and loved. Our graduates demonstrate the intellect, leadership, and moral character they learn here as they succeed at numerous top colleges and universities and in life beyond.

Discover Boston Trinity

At Boston Trinity Academy, purpose will fuel your passion and inspire your learning. Learn more about how you can pursue excellence with purpose and passion here. Our families find Boston Trinity to be a valuable investment in their children's academic and spiritual growth - an investment that may prove far more affordable than you expect.

Senior Symposium

A Boston Trinity Academy education culminates with Senior Synthesis & Symposium. Seniors spend the year researching and writing a 15-20 page research paper on their topic which they then present and defend before a panel of invited judges. The course prepares students for the rigors of college-level research, which numerous alumni have said they felt more than equipped to handle. Learn More

The Trinity Institute

Through the Trinity Institute for Leadership and Social Justice, students learn to lead and to serve. Programs like Boston Day and J-Term invite the entire student body to ask, "who is my neighbor?" Students can also take on leadership roles in project groups focused on specific issues of justice, service and activism. Through the Trinity Institute, students become servant leaders. Learn More

Integrating the Arts

Students at Boston Trinity gain an essential understanding and appreciation of the fine arts as part of their education. Through required art and music courses and optional extracurricular opportunities, students gain the technical skills needed to find their creative and expressive voice. Throughout the year, the entire school community gets to enjoy and applaud each other's work through art shows, concerts, and performances. Learn More

BTA Lion Athletics

Since the school's founding in 2002, the Boston Trinity Lions have won over 25 league championships. All students participate in sports, as we believe the athletic skills, fitness, teamwork, and experience gained are vital to developing as a whole person. We compete in multiple divisions in seven sports against peer schools in Boston and the surrounding communities.

Authentic Community

Students at Boston Trinity are known and loved by faculty and form genuine friendships with their peers. The exceptional diversity of the school leads to students who can confidently interact across differences, primed to lead in our diverse, globalized world. While students come from many communities and backgrounds, they are united by our common goals, traditions, and genuine friendships.

Boston Trinity Alumni

Boston Trinity Academy graduates are distinguished by their intellect, character, leadership, and faith in action. Common ties keep them close to one another and to the school long after graduation. Believing they are educated not just for themselves, but for the sake of others, Boston Trinity alumni look to make a difference in the world. Beyond college, they are fanning out across the nation and world, influencing the areas of finance, law, health care, business, education, the arts, and more.

We need your support!

You are the difference maker at Boston Trinity Academy. Parents, alumni, and friends of the school make possible the Christian education of excellence our students receive. By volunteering time and giving financial support, you can impact a generation of world-changers.

Upper School World Languages

World language education is an essential part of the curriculum at Boston Trinity Academy. The study of languages engages students in communication, whether it be face-to- face, in writing, or across the centuries through the reading of authentic literature. It immerses students in the culture that uses that particular language. It exposes students to the art and music that enrich a culture. To study a world language means to make connections relating to other areas of the curriculum; the French student, for example, understands in a new way the French Revolution as studied in a European history class. It also means a student of world languages will necessarily make comparisons with his own language, thus developing critical thinking skills in the process of contrasting and comparing languages. Fluency in world languages and familiarity with foreign cultures enable students to participate in multi-lingual communities, to think beyond their own experience, and to learn how to love their neighbors.

At Boston Trinity Academy, our goal in offering world languages is to foster an appreciation of other languages, cultures, and peoples. We believe that loving our neighbor is embodied in the study of world languages.

Student may place into any level, as world language courses are tracked by ability not grade level. International students are typically placed in ESL courses. Upper School students are required to take three consecutive years of a world language in order to graduate.

This introductory Upper School course provides students with the foundation to develop the skills to communicate both in spoken and written French. Students learn the basic elements of French grammar and engage in a variety of activities that encourage them to express themselves clearly in French, all while developing cultural awareness of the francophone world.

In this course, students learn and practice new vocabulary and grammar, building extensively on concepts and vocabulary learned in French I. This course focuses heavily on grammar, while continuing to expose students to French culture through videos and articles. Students practice understanding and constructing narratives of past, present, and future events, and they learn to give orders and discuss hypothetical situations. They strengthen their comprehension by reading short stories from the popular French series Le Petit Nicolas.

Students solidify the skills necessary for mastery of the French language: speaking, reading, writing, and listening. They practice extended conversations using complex sentences and appropriate pronouns and draw comparisons between people, things, and actions. Students learn to discuss a diversity of topics and construct longer written pieces as they encounter numerous short films, articles, and fictional works relating to French and francophone culture and history.

This fourth-year elective course allows students to build on skills developed in previous levels, gaining mastery of written French and continuing to learn about French and francophone culture. Students read classical and modern French poetry, novels, stories, plays, and essays. This course features intense review and practice of all aspects of grammar, further development of conversational skills, and the use of movie clips as catalysts for conversation. Students lead class discussions on a variety of topics, from French history to popular culture and contemporary issues.

AP French Language and Culture is a college-level course designed for students who have a good understanding of French grammar and are proficient in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The focus of the course alternates, with one year presenting francophone Europe and the other francophone Africa. Students gain fluency and accuracy in communication through class discussions on a range of topics, and discussions with native speakers. Students interact with diverse resources such as films, podcasts, and songs along with complete works of French literature to solidify their vocabulary, grammar and linguistic skills. This course prepares students to succeed on the AP French exam in May.

In this introductory course, Upper School students form foundational skills for the comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing of Spanish. Students gain practical vocabulary and learn how to express themselves in day-to-day conversation and writing. Upon completion of Spanish I, students have mastered both the simple present and simple past tenses, and have read several short stories entirely in Spanish.

In Spanish II, students learn all ofthe tenses of the Spanish language. With the vocabulary from this course, students are able to summarize past life experiences and narrate the future, as well as describe their desires and wishes. To deepen their fluency, students read a novel in Spanish, watch films, and participate in conversation on themes related to these materials.

Spanish III is an intermediate course providing students the tools to refine their speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. This course begins with a review of the present, progressive, and past tenses. Students also review the subjunctive mood and its uses, as well as the future, conditional, and perfect tenses. They discuss cultural themes, such as personal relationships, immigration, and adaptation to new cultures. Students encounter Spanish and Latin American culture through watching films and reading a novel in Spanish.

Spanish IV is conducted entirely in Spanish and develops on all aspects of grammar and communication. Students gain fluency of speech and a mastery of written Spanish. The course includes classical and modern poetry, novels, stories, and plays from Spain and Latin America. Along with intense review and practice of all aspects of grammar, students further develop their conversational skills through the use of films. In addition, students lead class discussions and activities on a variety of topics ranging from history to popular culture and contemporary issues.

AP Spanish Language and Culture is a college-level course designed for students who have a good understanding of Spanish grammar, as well as proficiency in the skill areas of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The focus of the course alternates, with one year presenting Spain and the other Latin America. Students gain fluency in communication through class discussions on a range of topics, and discussions with native speakers. Students interact with diverse resources such as films, podcasts and songs along with complete works of Spanish literature to solidify their vocabulary, grammar and linguistic skills. This course prepares students to be successful on the AP Spanish exam in May.

English as a Second Language II is designed to help intermediate and high intermediate level students achieve advanced-level English proficiency in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Key features of the course include:

continued work on building both academic and general vocabulary;

intensive reading of and listening to more advanced-level texts and lectures;

Students will also have opportunities to read books at their current level of proficiency and build their cultural literacy through units on American history, proverbs, culture, and the Bible. Gaining fluency as well as grammatical accuracy are both emphasized in the course. Students will gain more precision in English verb tenses and begin to write with more complex grammatical structures.

English as a Second Language III helps advanced level students achieve college-level English proficiency in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. At the end of the course, students should be able to achieve a 90 or above on the TOEFL. Key features of the course include:

intensive work on expanding academic vocabulary;

extensive reading at current level of proficiency;

intensive reading of and listening to academic texts and lectures.

Students will give presentations, complete projects, and write papers on academic topics such as linguistics, sociology, media studies, international relations, urban planning, ecology, psychology, and health sciences as well as on the Bible and American history and culture. Grammatical topics are similar to those covered in ESL II; however, the forms covered are more complex and require greater precision.